More than $40,000 in jewelry stolen in rash of Norwalk burglaries

NORWALK -- Police say more than $40,000 in jewelry was stolen from a Richards Avenue home on Saturday, the latest burglary in a string of weekend break-ins.

Thieves gained entrance into the home at 234 Richards Ave. through a sliding glass door and made off with 10 24-karat gold bengals, nine small gold necklaces, four large gold necklaces, five silver plates and a diamond ring, police said.

The burglary was reported to police shortly after 11 p.m. on Saturday, and likely occurred sometime during the day.

Police say the latest break-in may be related to a rash of burglaries reported on Friday in which thieves stole thousands of dollars in jewelry from four homes.

The suspects made forcible entry in two of the homes, stealing jewelry boxes from both of the residences, police said.

Residents of a Douglas Drive home arrived at their house at 4:10 p.m. to find their back door kicked in.

The residents tallied their losses and found that thousands of dollars in jewelry had been stolen, police said.

A Princes Pine Road resident found her front door unlocked and her kitchen window smashed when she arrived home at 6:10 p.m., according to police. Several pieces of jewelry were stolen.

Yard work equipment was reported stolen from the shed of a Fillow Street residence at 3:10 p.m., and a home on Orchard Street was also broken into on Friday, police said.

Police are still investigating a high profile break-in from last month, when between $80,000 and $100,000 in jewelry and electronic equipment was stolen from a Senga Road home.

Norwalk Police are asking anyone with information on the burglaries to call the Detective Division at 203-854-3011.